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Rotatable antenna mount

Rotatable antenna mount description/claims

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/940,030, titled “Rotatable Antenna Mount”, filed May 24, 2007 by Richard Haight and hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

Also demonstrative of related aspects of a Mobile Antenna System that incorporates elements of the invention are two US Utility patent applications titled 1) “Segmented Antenna Reflector” and 2) “Mobile Antenna Support”, both applications by Richard Haight inventor of the present invention, both filed May 23, 2008 and both hereby incorporated by reference in their respective entireties.

Earth Station Antennas utilize a reflector to concentrate satellite signals upon a sub reflector and or feed assembly. A large reflector concentrates weak signals, enabling low power high bandwidth satellite communications.

Large reflectors may be formed from a plurality of segments that are interconnected to form the desired reflector surface. Because reflector segments need to be attached across the expanse of the reflector, that is at the top edge as well as the bottom edge, large reflectors, for example with diameters greater than two meters, are typically assembled and or installed with the assistance of overhead heavy lift equipment, a limitation that significantly impacts the practicality of large diameter reflectors in earth station antenna systems with mobility and quick assembly requirements.

Therefore, it is an object of the invention to provide an apparatus that overcomes deficiencies in the prior art.

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the general and detailed descriptions of the invention appearing herein, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

FIG. 1 is an isometric back view of an exemplary first embodiment, mounted upon a segmented reflector.

FIG. 2 is a close-up isometric view of FIG. 1, with the reflector peripheral reflector segments and segment interconnection features removed for clarity.

FIG. 3 is a close-up isometric view of a second embodiment, with the reflector peripheral reflector segments removed for clarity.

FIG. 4 is a close-up isometric view of the disc side of the antenna mount in FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is an isometric back view of a reflector with reinforcing structures.

FIG. 6 is an isometric front view of an antenna mount third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a top view of the antenna mount of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a close-up view of section A of FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is an isometric view of the antenna mount of FIG. 6, shown coupled to the central segment of FIG. 5.

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